Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam offers an innovative and unique skateboarding experience focused on head-to-head racing. The game allows players to feel the dizzying speed of downhill competition as they shred the steepest terrains in the world while pulling tricks and outsmarting opponents in locations such as San Francisco, Machu Picchu, and Hong Kong. Playing as Tony Hawk or one of nine characters, players compete in time challenges in one of three game modes, including race, trick, and slalom.